ADVANCED GREEK (NTGK 6393) New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Biblical Studies Division Dr. Bill Warren, Landrum P. Leavell, II, Professor of NT and Greek July 5-9 Intensive, 2021 (NOLA2ULive)

Office: Hardin 260, phone ext 8190 Ph.D. Teaching Assistant: Matt Burks E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

NOBTS MISSION STATEMENT: New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College prepare servants to walk with Christ, proclaim His truth, and fulfill His mission.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the study of Greek syntax. Translation and vocabulary skills will be developed by daily translation of selected New Testament passages, but the main focus of the course is the analysis of the passage from the perspective of syntax. Intermediate Greek Grammar or its equivalent is a prerequisite for this course.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: The desired student outcomes for this course include the following: 1. Students should understand the categories and functions of Greek syntax. 2. Students should gain an increased appreciation for how the study of Greek enhances Biblical interpretation. 3. Students should acquire the ability to analyze syntactical relationships in a Greek text and apply this analysis to sound interpretation of the text.

COURSE TEACHING METHODS: This course will be taught via a combination of pedagogical methods, including but not limited to the following: lectures, student assignments, small group work, computer resources, textbook reviews, and student presentations in class. Both inductive and deductive approaches to learning Greek grammar and syntax will be utilized.

TEXTBOOKS: The basic texts include the following: Main text: James A. Brooks and Carlton L. Winbery, Syntax of New Testament Greek Supplementary: Daniel Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the NT Any beginner or intermediate Greek grammar (as an aid by the student in grammatical concerns) The Greek New Testament (the 5th edition of the UBS or the 28th edition of Nestle-Aland) Any Greek-language based commentary on Philippians

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING: (1) Review/Summary cards. The student is required to prepare summary cards of the items studied in the course. A sample format for the cards will be given to students at the beginning of the intensive. The cards will be submitted for review daily during the intensive, then returned to the student by the end of the day. The cards should be typed (the Greek may be handwritten) and suitable for use both during the course and beyond. 20% (2) Translation of Philippians. The student is expected to translate the entire text of Philippians prior to the start of the intensive. A written translation must be submitted at the start of the intensive and will be used throughout the intensive. The translation should include both the translation and the grammatical location of nouns, pronouns, and verbs. 20% (3) Commentary readings. The student is expected to read a Greek-language based commentary on Philippians prior to the intensive. A reading statement provided by the professor will be signed at the start of the intensive on this assignment. 10% (4) Class participation. The student is expected to participate in the discussions each day and be able to locate the syntax in the assigned text when called upon. 10% (4) A take-home sectional exam will be given on Tuesday afternoon for submission on Thursday morning. 20% (5) The final exam is comprehensive and will be a take-home exam. 20%

ASSIGNMENTS: (B-W = Brooks and Winbery, W = Wallace) DATE TOPIC MONDAY: 1ST hour: Introduction to the course. Introduction to syntax. 2nd hour: Types of Greek sentences. B-W, 154-163; W, 1-30. Philip. 1:1-2 3rd hour Syntax of the nominative and vocative cases. B-W, 1-7 and 64; W, 31-71. Diagram Phil. 1:1-2 in class

4th hour Syntax of the . B-W, 8-20; W, 72-136. Phil. 1:3-6 5th hour Syntax of the ablatival genitive case. B-W, 21-31. Phil. 1:7-11. 6th hour Syntax of the . B-W, 31-37; W, 137-175. Diagram Phil. 1:3-11.

TUESDAY 1st hour Syntax of the locative and instrumental dative cases. B-W, 37-49. Phil. 1:12-17 2nd hour Syntax of the . B-W, 49-63; W, 176-205. Phil. 1:18-26 3rd hour Syntax of the accusative case. B-W, 49-63; W, 176-205. Phil. 1:18-26

4th hour Syntax of the adjective, and pronoun. B-W, 70-80; W, 206-389. Phil. 1:27-30. 5th hour Syntax of the noun, pronoun, adj., and article, 6th hour Review and practicum on electronic and printed tools for advanced Greek studies

WEDNESDAY 1st hour Syntax of the . B-W, 82-90; W, 494-539. Phil. 2:1-8. 2nd hour Syntax of the tense. B-W, 90-95; W, 540-553. Phil. 2:9-17 3rd hour Syntax of the future and tense. B-W, 95-104; W, 554-571.

4th hour Syntax of the and tenses. B-W, 104-109; W, 572-586. Phil 2:18-22 5th hour Syntax of and the indicative mood. B-W, 109-117; W, 390-447. Phil. 2:23-26 6th hour Review and practicum on electronic and printed tools for advanced Greek studies

THURSDAY 1st hour Syntax of the . B-W, 118-127; W, 448-84. Phil. 2:27-30 2nd hour mood. B-W, 118-127; W, 448-84. Phil. 2:27-30 3rd hour Syntax of the . B-W, 127-130; W, 485-493. Phil. 3:1-7.

4th hour Syntax of infinitives. B-W, 131-139; W, 587-611. Phil. 3:8-16. 5th hour Syntax of infinitives. B-W, 139-143. Phil. 3:17-21. 6th hour Review and practicum on electronic and printed tools for advanced Greek studies

FRIDAY 1st hour Syntax of participles. B-W, 143-145; W, 612-655. Phil. 4:1-5. 2nd hour Syntax of participles. B-W, 145-152. Phil. 4:6-16. 3rd hour Clauses. B-W, 163-186; W, 656-725. Phil. 4:17-23.

NOLA2ULive: If you are taking this course as a NOLA2U Live student, please note the following attendance policies: 1. The course on the New Orleans campus will be connected synchronously via Web conferencing with Internet students. These courses will require weekly attendance at the stated class meeting times. 2. Students are only allowed to miss the amount of class time specified in the NOBTS attendance policy as stated in the graduate catalog. (See “Absences” category in the website catalog at: https://catalog.nobts.edu/generalinfo/academicpolicies.) 3. Technical issues will not be considered a valid reason for missing a class session.

WRITING STYLE GUIDE: Writing assignments should follow the NOBTS/Leavell College Manual of Form and Style. A copy of the approved NOBTS Style Guide can be found in the course Blackboard shell or can be located online at the Writing Center’s page on the seminary website at: https://www.nobts.edu/_resources/pdf/writing/StyleGuide.pdf.

PLAGIARISM ON WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: NOBTS has a no tolerance policy for plagiarism. Plagiarism in certain cases may result in expulsion from the seminary. See the NOBTS Student Handbook for definition, penalties, and policies associated with plagiarism.

HELP FOR WRITING PAPERS AT “THE WRITE STUFF:” NOBTS maintains a Writing Center to help improve English writing at the graduate level. Students can receive writing guides, tips, and valuable information to help in becoming a better writer.

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MacMillan, 1927. Dover, K. J. Greek Word Order. London: Bristol Classical Press, 2000. Fanning, Buist M. Verbal Aspect in New Testament Greek. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Funk, Robert. A Beginning-Intermediate Grammar of Hellenistic Greek. 3rd ed. Salem, OR: Polebridge Press, 2013. Goodwin, W. Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb. 2005 reprint, 1875 original. Boston: Elibron Classics, 2005. Groton, Anne. From Alpha to Omega: A Beginning Course in Classical Greek. Rev. Ed. Newburyport, MA: Focus Information Group, Inc., 1995. Hansen, Hardy, and Gerald Quinn. Greek: An Intensive Course. New York: Fordham University Press, 1992. Irons, Charles Lee. A Syntax Guide for Readers of the Greek NT. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2016. McKay, K. L. A New Syntax of the Verb in NT Greek: An Aspectual Approach. New York: Peter Lang, 1994. Morwood, James. Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Moule, C. F. D. 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Intermediate New Testament Greek: A Linguistic and Exegetical Approach. Nashville: Broadman, 1994. Exegetical Works on Philippians Alexander, Loveday. Hellenistic Letter-Forms and the Structure of Philippians. JSNT 37 (1989): 87-101. Black, David Alan. The Discourse Structure of Philippians: A Study in Textlinguistics. NovT 37 (1995): 16-49. ______. Paul, Apostle of Weakness: Astheneia & Its Cognates in the Pauline Literature. New York: Lang, 1984. Bloomquist, L. G. The Function of Suffering in Philippians. JSNTSup, 78. Sheffield: JSOT, 1993. Bockmuehl, Markus. A Commentator’s Approach to the “Effective History” of Philippians. JSNT 60 (1995): 57-88. Capizzi, N. Soteriologia in Fil 2:6-11? Greg 81 (2000): 221-48. Collins, Adela Yarbro. Psalms, Philippians 2:6-11, and the Origins of Christology. BibInt 11 (2003): 361-72. Craddock, F. B. Philippians. Atlanta: Knox, 1985. Croy, Clayton. “To Die Is Gain” (Philippians 1:19-26): Does Paul Contemplate Suicide? JBL 122 (2003): 517-31. ______. Oral Biblical Criticism: The Influence of the Principles of Orality on the Literary Structure of Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians. JSNTSup, 172. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. de Vos, Craig Steven. Church and Community Conflicts: The Relationships of the Thessalonian, Corinthian, and Philippian Churches with Their Wider Civic Communities. SBLDS 168. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1999. Doble, Peter. “Vile Bodies” or Transformed Persons?: Philippians 3.21 in Context. JSNT 86 (2002): 3-27. Doughty, D. J. Citizens of Heaven: Philippians 3.2-21. NTS 41 (1995): 102-22. Fee, Gordon D., Paul's Letter to the Philippians, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. ______. Philippians 2:5-11: Hymn or Exalted Pauline Prose? BBR 2 (1992): 29-46. Fowl, S. E. The Story of Christ in the Ethics of Paul: An Analysis of the Function of the Hymnic Material in the Pauline Corpus. JSNTSup, 36. Sheffield: JSOT, 1990. ______. Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001. 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Louisville: Westminster, 1998. McLean, B. Hudson. The Cursed Christ: Mediterranean Expulsion Rituals and Pauline Soteriology. JSNT Sup, 126; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996. McRay, John. Paul: His Life and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. Melick, Richard. The New American Commentary, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. Nashville: Broadman, 1991. O’Brien, Peter. The Epistle to the Philippians: A Commentary on the Greek Text. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991.* (*note that this commentary has been pulled from publication due to the inclusion of some undocumented material from others) Otto, R. E. If Possible I May Attain the Resurrection from the Dead (Philippians 3:11). CBQ 57 (1995): 324-40. Perkins, Pheme. Christology, Friendship and Status: The Rhetoric of Philippians. SBLASP 26 (1987): 509-20. Perriman, Andrew C. The Pattern of Christ’s Sufferings: Colossians 1:24 and Philippians 3:10-11. TynBul 42 (1991): 62-79. Peterlin, D. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians in the Light of Disunity in the Church. NovTSup, 79. Leiden: Brill, 1995. Peterman, G. W. Paul’s Gift from Philippi: Conventions of Gift-Exchange and Christian Giving. SNTSMS, 92. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1997. Porter, Stanley, and Jeffrey Reed. Philippians as a Macro-Chiasm and Its Exegetical Significance. NTS 44 (1998): 213-31. Pretorius, E. Role Models for a Model Church: Typifying Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. Neot 32 (1998): 547-71. Reed, Jeffrey T. Philippians 3:1 and the Epistolary Hesitation Formulas: The Literary Integrity of Philippians, Again. JBL 115 (1996): 63-90. ______. A Discourse Analysis of Philippians: Method and Rhetoric in the Debate Over Literary Integrity. JSNTSup, 136. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997. Reeves, R. R. To Be or Not To Be? That Is Not the Question: Paul’s Choice in Philippians 1:22. PRSt 19 (1992): 273-89. Reumann, J. Contributions of the Philippian Community to Paul & to Earliest Christianity. NTS 39 (1993): 438-57. Silva, M. Philippians. Chicago: Moody, 1988. Skeat, T. C. Did Paul Write to “Bishops and Deacons” at Philippi?: A Note on Philippians 1:1. NovT 37 (1995): 12-5. Sprague, William. Paul’s Servant-Lord Analogy for the Relationship of a Believer to Christ. Lanham: UPofA, 2000. Thekkekara, M. A Neglected Idiom in an Overstudied Passage (Phil 2:6-8). LS 17 (1992): 306-14. Williams, David J. Paul’s Metaphors: Their Context and Character. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999. Williams, Demetrius. Enemies of the Cross of Christ: The Terminology of the Cross and Conflict in Philippians. JSNTSup 223. London: Sheffield, 2002. Witherington, Ben. Paul’s Narrative Thought World: The Tapestry of Tragedy and Triumph. Louisville: Westminster, 1994. Wortham, R. A. Christology as Community Identity in the Philippians Hymn: The Philippians Hymn as Social Drama (Philippians 2:5-11). PRSt 23 (1996): 269-87. Young, Norman H. An Aristophanic Contrast to Philippians 2.6-7. NTS 45 (1999): 153-55.